Who are the faces of the interim government of Bangladesh?
Two of the student movement coordinators Md Nahid Islam and Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan are also in the interim government
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Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus has been sworn in as the chief adviser of the new interim government of Bangladesh.
The swear-in ceremony was held at the Bangabhaban today (8 August).
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According to the Cabinet Division, there are 16 advisors.
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Among them, Syeda Rezwana Hasan, chief executive of BELA, and Bangladeshi attorney and environmentalist, has confirmed the matter to The Business Standard.
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Another advisor Farida Akhtar, a women's rights activist, has also confirmed her role.
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Two of the student movement coordinators Md Nahid Islam and Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan are also in the interim government.
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The other members are –
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Brigadier General M Sakhawat Hossain, Saleh Uddin Ahmed, Dr Asif Nazrul, DU Professor; Adilur Rahman Khan, founder of Odhikar; Hasan Arif, Touhid Hossain, Supradeep Chakma, chairman CHTDB; Bidhan Ranjan Roy, AFM Khalid Hasan, former Hefazat-e-Islam nayeb-e-ameer and Islami Andolan Bangladesh adviser; Nurjahan Begum, Grameen Telecom trustee; Sharmeen Murshid; and Faruk-e-Azam.
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Among them, Bidhan Ranjan Roy, Supradeep Chakma, and Faruk-e-Azam could not attend the swearing-in ceremony as they are currently out of town, said the cabinet secretary.
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Earlier on 7 August, Army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman said the interim government, which will be led by Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus will take oath at 8:00pm today.
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Responding to a query from journalists on the estimated members of the upcoming interim government, he said, "The interim government will be comprised of 15 members. However, the number can change later."
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